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Song of a Captive Bird

by Jasmin Darznik
Ballantine. 2018. 416p. ISBN 9780399182310. $27; ebk. ISBN 9780399182327.
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As a child growing up in 1940s Tehran, Forugh Farrokhzad is repeatedly told that she is expected to become a submissive wife who stays out of the public eye. As an adult, however, Forugh's passion for poetry calls her to a very different life. (LJ 12/17)
Reviewed by Staff , Jan 02, 2019
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